Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Fox Valley Technical College

If you plan to study legal assistant/paralegal, take a look at what Fox Valley Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FVTC is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and approximately 11,711 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Assistant/Paralegal section at the bottom of this page.

FVTC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Paralegal

Online Classes Are Available at FVTC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

FVTC does offer online education options in paralegal for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

FVTC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Rankings

Paralegal Student Demographics at FVTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the paralegal majors at Fox Valley Technical College.

FVTC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate’s Program

80% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in paralegal only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at FVTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in paralegal at FVTC are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fox Valley Technical College with a associate's in paralegal.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Paralegal Grads May Go Into

A degree in paralegal can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for Fox Valley Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	4,320	$50,360
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	890	$48,730
Legal Support Workers	490	$52,630

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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